The Best Of Times Chords & Tabs

The Best Of Times Chords

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The Best Of Times
Styx
From the Album-"Paradise Theater"
1981
Written by Dennis DeYoung
Tabbed by Ray Scheidler
stingray12002@yahoo.com
Chords:
Am7DD7GG/FCEm
E--------2-----2-----3-----3------------
B--1-----3-----1-----------------1-----2
G--------2-----2-----------------------2
D--2-----------------------3-----2------
A--------------------2-----------3------
E--------------------3------------------
Fmaj7E7FAmC/GD7susG/C
E---------------1--------------3----3---
B--1------------1----1----1----1--------
G--2-------1----2----2---------2--------
D--3------------3----2----2-------------
A----------3--------------3---------3---
E-------------------------3-------------
C/EDm7Dm7/GG7EEm7F/C
E-------1----1----1--------------1------
B--1----1----1--------------3----1------
G-------2----2---------1---------2------
D--3--------------2----2----2----3------
A----------------------2----2----3------
E------------3----3---------------------
Am7DD7
Tonight's the night we'll make history
GG/FCEm
Honey you and I
Fmaj7E7
'Cause I'll take any risk to tie
F
Back the hands of time
E--------------------------1-------------------
B----------------------1-----------------------
G------------------2---------------------------
D--------------3-------------------------------
A------0---3-----------------------------------
E--1-------------------------------------------
GAm
And stay with you here tonight
AmG/AAmG/A
E--0---0---------------------------------------
B--1---1---1---(3)-------1---1-----------------
G----------2---(4)-------2---2-------(4)-------
D--------------------------------2---(5)-------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
AmG/AAmFG
E--0---0-----------------------------1---3-----
B--1---1---1---(3)-------1---1-------1---------
G----------2---(4)-------2---2-------2---------
D--------------------------------2---3---------
A----------------------------------------2-----
E----------------------------------------3-----
AmDD7
I know you feel these are the worst of times
GG/FCEm
I do believe it's true
Fmaj7G/FFmaj7G/F
When people lock their doors and hide inside
Fmaj7G/FAmE
Rumor has it it's the end of paradise
AmC/G
But I know if the world just passed us by
FD7susG
Baby I know I wouldn't have to cry no no
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/styx/the_best_of_times_crd.html ]CG/CC F/C
The best of times
CG/CCG/CAmG
Are when I'm alone with you
CG/CC F/C
Some rain some shine
CG/CCG/CAmG
We'll make this a world for two
FC/EDm7Dm7/GG7
Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime
FC/EDm7
We'll take the best forget the rest
Fmaj7Em7Dm7Dm7/G
And someday we'll find
CG/CF/C
These are the best of times
CG/CF/CE7
These are the best of times
Solo: AmE7AmE7Fadd9C/EDm7Dm7/6
FC/EDm7Fmaj7Em7Dm7Dm7/G
AmG/AAmG/A
E--0---0---------------------------------------
B--1---1---1---(3)-------1---1-----------------
G----------2---(4)-------2---2-------(4)-------
D--------------------------------2---(5)-------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
AmG/AAmFG
E--0---0-----------------------------1---3-----
B--1---1---1---(3)-------1---1-------1---------
G----------2---(4)-------2---2-------2---------
D--------------------------------2---3---------
A----------------------------------------2-----
E----------------------------------------3-----
AmDD7
The headlines read these are the worst of times
GG/FCEm
I do believe it's true
Fmaj7G/F
I feel so helpless
Fmaj7G/F
LIke a boat against the tide
Fmaj7G/F
I wish the summer winds
AmE
Could bring back paradise
AmC/G
But I know if the world turned upside down
FD7susG
Baby I know you'd always be around my my
CG/CC F/C
The best of times
CG/CCG/CAmG
Are when I'm alone with you
CG/CC F/C
Some rain some shine
CG/CCG/CAmG
We'll make this a world for two
CG/CC F/C
The best of times
CG/CCG/CAmG
Are when I'm alone with you
CG/CC F/C
Some rain some shine
CG/CCG/CAmG
We'll make this a world for two
Repeat ad nauseum